[TheForge] Questions regarding group leadership

[Peter Fels And Phoebe Palmer]

Jeff;
Speaking as a CBA member and 2 time "Bad Boy" award winner ( one 
of my few distinctions)...
I'd say that what the members want out of their board members....
is as much as we can possibly wring out of them!
Just look at the battered wrecks of our  past board members !
Some of them have been foolish enough to come back over and over 
again!Poor things!..with a few exceptions.
Of course, CBA simply wouldn't exist, were it not for their 
extraordinary contributions...with a few exceptions.
It will not continue to survive without folks suffering from the 
delusions you seem to be manifesting...with a few exceptions.
  I offer, thanks! condolences, and the chance to buy all the 
Iron-in-the-hat tickets Dorthy can sell you....pete f

Jeffrey Polaski wrote:
> I've decided that I'll be running to be a board member in our states
> local blacksmithing organization, the California Blacksmiths Association
> (CBA). It's a good group of people, and I think I have some skills that
> can really help out. 
> 
> I'm curious, though, about what sort of things people expect and need
> from their local blacksmithing organizations. I think following the
> purpose statement* from the charter is the most important thing. After
> all, that's why the group was founded. Personally, I think the CBA has
> been run very well. Sometimes they may be a bit disorganized but I think
> that would be true of any non-profit "hobby" group. (The web site needs
> work -- but that is in the process of getting fixed). 
> 
> The main thing for me is I've only had experience with the CBA, so I
> could easily be missing a lot. That's why I wanted to ask others:  what
> do you expect from your groups leadership? Do you want them to just put
> on a few meet-ups every year, publish a newsletter, and otherwise stay
> out of the way? Or do people want more public outreach, or more support
> for people who are doing blacksmithing as a business, or people trying
> to get a job at a shop? 
> 
> I'm not talking specifically about the CBA, but does anyone have any
> suggestions? What do they expect from their board members? Has anyone
> done something that is especially worthwhile, but that might not be
> obvious? Any tips for stuff to be avoided?
> 
> 
> 
> 
> *CBA purpose statement: "The Association is organized solely for
> educational purposes, accomplish by the encouragement of training
> programs and conferences for higher standards of craftsmanship;
> disseminating information on sources of equipment, literature and
> material; and bringing the art of the smith to the public through craft
> fairs and publications."
> 
> 
> Jeff Polaski
> 
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